Sea Lice

[JOL]

I have been reading about sea lice. Can I assume that these jellyfish eggs are subject to the same whim of the tide that the jellyfish are? Meaning, like jellyfish, are they as likely to not be there two days from the day when they are present
as they are to be there again?

'Sea lice' stinging swimmers off Florida's Santa Rosa Beach | Fox News

 

[TJMay]

..., are they as likely to not be there two days from the day when they are present
as they are to be there again?

'Sea lice' stinging swimmers off Florida's Santa Rosa Beach | Fox News

Huh?

 

[Will B]

They aren't eggs. They are tiny juvenile jellies. Despite their size they come with the same sting.

 

[carson]

Annoying, but not jellies or man of wars. A pain in the ass, or side, or....this too passes with the proper amount of pain killer. Not dangerous though.

 

[Jimmy T]

They may be talking about it on the news, but I haven't heard anybody talking about it here lately.

 

[Conn006]

I wonder if this is what my daughter kept getting bit by 2 weeks ago.

On a funnier note, maybe the gulfront owners won't be so quick to put signs out about trespassing since the beach and ocean are now determined to be filled with lice! Any for sale signs going up?

 

[BeachArkie]

Why do they call it sea lice if it is jellyfish?

SWFD has been issuing warnings about it for weeks, not sure why the media is just picking it up now.

 

[Will B]

Why do they call it sea lice if it is jellyfish?

Good question. Put it in the same category as "why do they call it ringworm when it's actually a fungal infection".

 

[Teresa]

I've never heard of sea lice until recently. What the heck.

 

[BeachRob]

Purple flags indicate marine pests. Can mean anything from juvenile jellies to sharks. They were flying the other day. Don't know why this is national news.